Tag: Forde
WWJD: What was Jesus doing?
A clergy friend of mine remarked the other day that he found it difficult to preach during the Easter season – the excitement of the big day is past, he said, but the Lord has not yet ascended, and the Spirit has not yet come. For these 40 days until the Ascension, Jesus just keeps… Read More ›
Advent Message from St. Benedict: Slow down, be quiet and pay attention
The word Advent is derived from two Latin words: ad venire, which mean, “to come towards.. During the four weeks of Advent, we contemplate the coming towards us of the One who is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. As with so many of the activities of God, who was and who is and… Read More ›
Walking Humbly with God
We are all familiar with the well-loved and often quoted verse from the prophet Micah: He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk hum-bly with your God? (Micah 6:8). We usually then pro-ceed to mount our… Read More ›
The Feast of the Ascension, June 2
On June 2, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, marking the day on which Jesus was taken up into heaven. According to the Acts of the Apostles, the event began at the Mount of Olives in the presence of the disciples: Jesus physically separated Himself from the Apostles to begin a new way of… Read More ›
Take from Me …
Take from me, O Lord, my heart of stone. Take away my hardened heart. Take away my uncircumcised heart. Give me a new heart, a heart of flesh, a pure heart! You who purify the heart, you who love the pure heart, possess my heart and dwell within it, enclosing it and filling it, higher… Read More ›
The Rule of St Benedict in the Workplace: Listen
Listen now and try to understand (Job 34:16) Obedience to the very first word of the Rule, “listen”, is essential in today’s workplace. Studies by varieties of experts have come to the same conclusion: one of the main causes of dysfunction in the workplace is poor communication. At least 50% of the business of communication… Read More ›